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Bollocks


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Came first in group 297 in round 1 with 399 votes

beat Chiaroscuro on 152 votes
beat Prance on 108 votes
beat Coverlet on 39 votes


Came first in group 75 in round 2 with 479 votes

beat Shrubbery on 217 votes
beat Jaunty on 138 votes
beat Goose on 59 votes


Won in group 38 in round 3 with 775 votes

beat Buffoon on 290 votes


Won in group 19 in round 4 with 720 votes

beat Popinjay on 329 votes


Won in group 10 in round 5 with 743 votes

beat Piffle on 318 votes


Won in group 5 in round 6 with 619 votes

beat Skedaddle on 555 votes


Won in group 3 in round 7 with 1011 votes

beat Mellifluous on 756 votes


Won in group 2 in quarter-final with 1444 votes

beat Discombobulate on 1333 votes


Lost in group 1 in semi-final with 1602 votes

beaten by Shenanigans on 1721 votes


Won in 3rd place playoff with 1304 votes

beat Higgledy-piggledy on 967 votes



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Pronunciation[edit]

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbɒ.ləks/
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  • Noun, verb
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  • Interjection
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  • Rhymes: -ɒləks

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle English ballokes (plural of ballok), from Old English beallucas (nominative plural of bealluc). By surface analysis, bollock +‎ -s. Compare cullion.

Noun[edit]

bollocks pl (normally plural, singular bollock)

  1. (Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Commonwealth, vulgar) The testicles (sometimes used in the singular)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:testicles
  2. (Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Commonwealth, vulgar) Nonsense or information deliberately intended to mislead.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:nonsense
    That's a load of bollocks, mate!
    • 2014, Peter Smith, Confessions of a Dice Dealer, page 105:
      All the dealers would steam into his cabin for a few sherbets after work, and to listen to his bollocks.
  3. (Ireland, Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Commonwealth, vulgar, used as singular) An idiot, an ignorant or disagreeable person.
    Don't mind him; he's only an oul' bollocks!
  4. (Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Commonwealth, vulgar) Ellipsis of the dog's bollocks.
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Verb[edit]

bollocks (third-person singular simple present bollockses, present participle bollocksing, simple past and past participle bollocksed)

  1. (transitive, Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Commonwealth, vulgar, slang) To break.
    The telly's bollocksed.
  2. (transitive, Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Commonwealth, vulgar, slang) (also bollocks up) To fail (a task); to make a mess of.
    I bollocksed that exam.
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Interjection[edit]

bollocks

  1. (Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Commonwealth, vulgar, slang) An expression of anger, frustration, etc.
    Oh bollocks, I'm late for work!
  2. (Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Commonwealth, vulgar, slang) An expression of incredulity.
    Bollocks! That never happened!
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Etymology 2[edit]

See bollock

Verb[edit]

bollocks

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of bollock